Archive - Jul 28, 2012

July 28, 2012

By MARTHA SMITH
Special to the Standard

NORTH KINGSTOWN â With the passage of Helen J. Beaven, 95, on July 14, the town lost another of its treasures â a woman who generously shared her time, talent and wisdom and was of the generation of women who jumped in to fill whatever need arose.
With Rita Perry, her best friend of 70 years, Helen started the first Girl Scout troop in North Kingstown, in the North End, and guided assorted PTAs for years.

July 28, 2012

EAST GREENWICH â Every two weeks throughout the calendar year, Town Council president Michael Isaacs would always see his comrade, Henry V. Boezi, to his left while conducting normal business within a particular Town Council meeting.

On Monday, Isaacs looked to his left, but unfortunately saw an empty seat and had he, along with the other members of the East Greenwich Town Council â and the Town, itself, for that matter â had just as empty of a feeling within.

July 28, 2012

EAST GREENWICH â After the cast and crew completed one of the first takes of the new film, âSelf Storage,â actor Michael Berryman walked over to young local actor â and director of the project â Tom DeNucci and asked to see the playback of the finished scene.

DeNucci, who is making his directorial debut along with starring in the story, felt at that point that the test was on once a Hollywood veteran of the horror genre made the request to view the work.

July 28, 2012

EAST GREENWICH â The Rev. Elmer West, along with seven men, put together a new Boy Scout troop that would meet at his congregation, First Baptist Church, in the hopes that the young boys would become leaders within their community back in 1922.

Little did Rev. West realize how much his troop would thrive in the following decades and better communities not only within East Greenwich, but around the world.

July 28, 2012

SMITHFIELD â Almost a quarter century ago, the first premise of the Youth-to-Youth Conference was to deter high-school kids from getting involved with drugs and alcohol and running into problems in conjunction with the two.

Now, even with some former participants coming back to help volunteer and guide the current youth, they are even amazed as to how much the event has expanded and shines more light on other issues.

July 28, 2012

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PENDULUM NEWS STAFF

Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Col. Steven G. OâDonnell has announced the arrest of a North Kingstown woman on three counts of larceny of $500 and two counts of uttering forged documents after she allegedly stole from the personal and business accounts of the late former governor Bruce Sundlun and his wife, Susan G. âSoozieâ Sundlun.

On July 19, members of the Financial Crimes Unit arrested Teresa A. Roby, 37, of 775 Old Baptist Road, NK after an investigation stemming from a complaint filed by Mrs. Sundlun, owner of East Greenwich Photo.